Her Husband Died Suddenly When Their Baby Was an Infant. Her Mother-in-Law Wrote a Lullaby to Remember Him by (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Rebecca Funk and Cassidy Meyers with Griffin.Photo:Courtesy of Cassidy Meyers

Courtesy of Cassidy Meyers

Cassidy Meyers met her husband, Jared, when they were children living in the same small town. They attended their senior prom together in 2014 and began dating shortly thereafter. They married in 2019, and in April 2023, the pair welcomed their son, Griffin.

On March 7, 2024, less than one year after the birth of their son, Jared died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, in combination with myocardial bridging, a heart defect that he was born with but unaware he had.

Cassidy, Jared, and Griffin Meyers.Courtesy of Cassidy Meyers

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The song, set to the tune of Griffin’s favorite song, “The Ants Go Marching,” begins, “My name is Griffin Meyers, hurrah, hurrah. And I am feeling tired, hurrah, hurrah. So mommy sings sweet songs to me and tells me stories about daddy, so I can always have memories. Good memories.”

Cassidy and Jared Meyers telling Rebecca Funk she was going to be a grandmother.Courtesy of Cassidy Meyers

“She says when daddy held me he was filled with love,” they sing. “She says that daddy watches me from up above.”

In the video of the trio, Griffin relaxes in his mom’s arms as she and his grandma sing, “They say that if I wake with fright, just look to heaven and feel his light, and know he keeps me safe through the night.”

Rebecca included details about Jared, letting Griffin know he has the color of his eyes. “[Mommy] says she sees him when I grin and knows I’ll grow up strong like him,” the lyrics continue.

Rebecca Funk holding Griffin Meyers.Courtesy of Cassidy Meyers

The lyrics end: “Within our hearts, you’re always alive, hurrah, hurrah. As long as I live your legacy will never die. I am so lucky to be your boy, I promise to always bring you joy. Oh, daddy, I’m looking up to you. Always up to you.”

Cassidy says that Rebecca “totally took the idea and embraced it. I think it was healing for her in a way to do something in honor of her son that she knew would help him be raised to know him.”

“My mother-in-law is amazing,” Cassidy continues. “Even before we lost my husband, I always said how incredibly blessed I was with the best in-laws.” When Cassidy heard the song for the first time, she was “completely taken aback,” describing the sweet tune as “absolutely perfect.”

Now, Cassidy says she sings the song to her son every night, to remind him of his father, who “was so proud to be a dad,” she adds.

source: people.com